Our Energy Future

This topic was addressed at a recent meeting of the Global Concerns Group by guest speaker Dr. H. Zulliger. Did you know, for example, that

• the average consumption of a world citizen is 2000 Watt, or 2 kW, which iscontinuously drawn all the time. The energy used is 2 kW times 8760 hours ayear or 17520 kWh a year. The average Swiss consumes between 5000-6000 Watts continuously.
• some countries are encouraging the private use of renewable energy by allowing individuals to sell surplus energy into the public network. There it can be stored or made available to other consumers. Switzerland is a country well positioned to store energy; its alpine lakes are excellent storage vehicles. The laws surrounding the sale of energy to the public utility companies remains, however, very restricted.

Read the full report summary at http://www.ziwa.com/new/reports65.html